diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/dev.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/dev.yaml
index 234e596..68fcfe2 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/dev.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/dev.yaml
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Get elc (pre-built linux/amd64 from El repo)
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
+          mkdir -p "$EL_HOME/dist/platform"
           ELC_SRC="$EL_HOME/dist/platform/elc-linux-amd64"
           if [ -f "$ELC_SRC" ]; then
             cp "$ELC_SRC" "$EL_HOME/dist/platform/elc"